Thursday, December 23, 2010

So my dream of creating all sorts of holiday recipes this year was destroyed by a manuscript, a book proposal, and far too much grading. Still, I did come up with a few ideas, and there are plenty more in the Vegan Dad archives to make your holiday a gastronomic success:

We usually don't eat lunch on Christmas Day, but spend the afternoon nibbling on finger foods and cookies, like these Russian Tea Balls. Those of you who have Peter Reinhart's Bread Baker's Apprentice can follow my vegan notes to make your own Stollen or Pannettone.

Wow, what great ideas! This arrived in my inbox just as Mom began to assemble the Tea Ring. Instead of veganizing her traditional Betty Crocker tea ring for me we'll give yours a go. Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

I sought your advice and made the mini veggie pies, scalloped potatoes and butternut squash as well as the Stuffed tofu. All were a hit! The only critique was that the potato dish was lacking some flavor. Either I needed to add more salt or some other spice. thanks for making my first vegan Christmas a huge success!